Political Quotes

“this summer we are being treated to an exceptional season of baseball, from the record breaking pace of the New York Yankees and the resurgence of the Boston Red Sox, to a number of inspiring individual achievements, including the perfect game of David Wells and the home run displays of McGwire, Griffey and Sosa. Such are the exploits that childhood memories are made of--and which we all thought could be counted on, that is until the summer of 1994. Now finally, after years of turmoil, major league baseball is just beginning to emerge from the slump it inflicted upon itself, by returning to that which makes the game great--the game and the players on the field. And, last weekend, Larry Doby and others at long last were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. These are steps in the right direction. Today, the Senate will give baseball another nudge in the right direction by passing S. 53, the ``Curt Flood Act of 1998.'' Murray Chass, a gifted reporter writing for The New York Times noted that on this issue we have finally ``moved into scoring position with a bill that would alter the antitrust exemption Major League Baseball has enjoyed since 1922.'' I am gratified that 76 years after an aberrant Supreme Court decision, we are finally making it clear that with respect to the antitrust laws, major league baseball teams are no different than teams in any other professional sport.”